Mark Carter Email & Phone Number

Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States

• Managing a team of scientists, I am responsible for developing new kits and marketing collateral for the iQue high-throughput flow cytometer at Sartorius, an international company with over 14,500 employees and sales.
• Collaborating with marketing and project management
• Team leadership
• Assisted sales and support
• Directed the development of new reagent kits from idea to product
• Instrument verification and validation

Albuquerque, New Mexico Area

• I worked directly with new and established customers to provide training, optimize assays, and increase their assay throughput.
• Developed a T cell exhaustion cell phenotype and function kit from concept to commercialization
• Reagent QA/QC
• Customized HTS protocols for biotech and pharmaceutical clients
• Visited customer sites in the US and Europe as a paid consultant to train, troubleshoot, and increase throughput
• Hosted user group meetings in the US and UK

UNM Center For Molecular Discovery

• As a lead scientist at the UNM Center for Molecular Discovery, I led projects utilizing high throughput flow cytometry to screen libraries of small molecule compounds for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Roadmap.
• Contributed to 375 assays utilizing high throughput flow cytometry uploaded to the NIH pubChem repository (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pcassay&term=mark%20carter)
• Developed and miniaturized HTS protocols for other scientists
• Taught workshops and tutorials at national and international meetings
• Trained and directed four technicians performing cell sorting in the flow cytometry core lab
• Assisted in grant writing and reporting

UNM Shared Flow Cytometry Resource

• I supervised the Flow Cytometry core lab, trained clients in use of facility equipment, and performed high speed cell sorting for customers.
• Maintained lab cytometers and equipment
• Researched and tested new technologies
• Promoted the facility to faculty, staff, and students
• Tracked monthly usage for customer billing

Albuquerque, New Mexico Area

• I performed research on a drug candidate and its mechanism of action for a small startup company focused on treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and other autoimmune and inflammatory diseases.
• Participated in conference calls with the FDA and assisted in determining treatment regimens for proposed clinical trials
• Supervised and trained researchers in flow cytometric analysis of fresh and cultured human and mouse cells
• Tested samples from non-human clinical studies
• Prepared data and presentations for company reports and investor meetings
• Reported directly to the chief scientific officer and company president

Albuquerque, New Mexico Area

• Performed research to examine the molecular mechanisms involved in the regulation and expression of cytochrome P450 enzymes by xenobiotics, primarily in the CYP2B and CYP3A subfamilies utilizing quantitative RT-PCR.
• Reverse-phase HPLC-UV analysis of cytochrome P450 metabolism.
• Protein and antibody purification by column; DNA oligonucleotide purification by gel electrophoresis and spin column.
• Other research experience focused on mechanisms of liver necrosis and apoptosis caused by acetaminophen and dimethylnitrosamine, as well as the role of cell cycle and p53 function on hepatic injury caused by alkylating.
• Teaching Assistant and Lecturer for Pharmacy and Toxicology students.

Master Of Science (M.S.), Pharmaceutical Sciences

Activities and Societies: Rho Chi Academic Honor SocietyMaster's Thesis: “Molecular Mechanisms Regulating the Expression and Alternative.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Biology

Activities and Societies: Fellowship with the Waste-Management, Education and Research Consortium; Dean's Honor Roll